As a baseball writer, I find it almost impossible to consider that a guy like Wilson might be “overpaid” on a contract guaranteeing him $107 million. That’s less money than the Detroit Tigers promised to Jordan Zimmermann before the 2016 season, and Zimmermann has a 5.19 ERA to date in that deal. The maximum average annual value of Wilson’s contract is higher than those of every baseball player besides Mike Trout, but Wilson — like all NFL players — will risk his longterm health and mental well-being on behalf of less guaranteed money than MLB teams have given guys like Chris Davis, Vernon Wells, Jacoby Ellsbury and Barry Zito. Kevin Brown got a $105 million contract in 1999.

“Trading that quarterback for a bounty of draft picks would be the best way to go about it,” he wrote. “Not only would it save the Seahawks over $30 million in cap space annually, but it would give Seattle a chance to add players on cheap rookie contracts, which are now the lifeblood of Super Bowl-caliber teams.

It’s a counterintuitive thing, because a quarterback is arguably more important to his team’s success than any other player at any other position in any sport, but he’s worthless without good receivers and a good offensive line and he’s not going to win many games without a good defense. And it’s easier to develop a good, underpaid quarterback than to fill all those other spots with decent players when you’re giving a huge portion of your payroll to your franchise QB.

Quick hits: Frostys, Gambling, Marathon

– The Philadelphia 76ers apparently have a cross-promotion with Wendy’s whereby fans get a free Frosty if an opposing player misses two consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter. This is an awesome, awesome promotion, and announcer Kevin Harlan did an awesome, awesome job of describing the tension mounting in the crowd when the Nets’ Treveon Graham missed the first of two from the line in the Sixers’ win Monday night. Graham missed the second, and the crowd went berserk. Frostys are delicious. Every NBA arena needs to adopt this promotion.

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– A 39-year-old Wisconsin day trader who was $25,000 in debt bet $85,000 on Tiger Woods to win the Masters. His $1.2 million payout was the largest ever by William Hill sportsbook, and if he is wise, he should probably never bet another dollar in his entire life. Just walk away, dude. You’ve got $1.2 million.

– The Boston Marathon ended in thrilling fashion, with one guy running slightly faster than another guy. Sorry. I don’t mean to diminish the incredible endurance necessary to run a marathon — I’m not sure I’ve run 26.2 miles total over the last decade, and if I have, it has mostly come in 20-yard bursts while trying to cross streets before the lights change — I just never really get what I’m supposed to be watching in races. It’s cool that people can do that, because I sure as heck can’t. I just never know why I’m supposed to enjoy watching that. They never dunk or anything.

You are so simpleminded. First off a twitter handle of OGTedberg shows how you want to be cool but sooooo miss the mark. Second as for green jackets ever think if they made more than one there would be tons of them floating around as what happens when those old golfers pass away or need some money if they haven’t invested their earnings well. You are a typical clueless white dude. And are you really outraged at Augusta National? No, more like upset that the likes of a loser like you will never have the opportunity to set foot on their property. Keep up the crappy journalism if you can even call it that. Your work fits better in the rants and raves section of Craigslist.

This is Rick’s totally normal reaction to my suggestion that the Masters give winners new green jackets every year instead of making them keep their old one. I’ve never been to Augusta National, but there’s no way a golf course can be nice enough to warp people’s minds the way that place does. Someone else, who didn’t share his or her name, sent me an email that simply said, “Hopefully You Are To Stupid To Come To Montana After Writing Such Idiotic Words About The Masters In Augusta National.”

The Seahawks gave Russell Wilson the biggest contract in NFL history. Was it a mistake?

Wilson’s four-year, $140 million extension will keep him on a team that prioritizes the run.

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